when a mother stays home with the kids? Should he help when he is home, or should it still be solely mom's job?
2007-10-15 14:31:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Hmm the father should be just that, the father. How much of a role depends on the structure and the needs of the family. Such as... if the family is in finacial distress, and he is working lots of hours, then his role would be less, than if he is just working regular full time hours. He should always have a role though, after all, no one has more influence then a person's parents.
2007-10-15 14:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Katlynnelore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you stay at home it is manly your job but he should help. He should not come home and make a mess or expect you to wait on him. He should come home to a clean house usually but expect that sometimes this cannot happen. Children get sick and sometimes they are cranking and that throws a wrench in the plans for the day. You also need a break because when you are a stay at home mom you are never away from your job. You cannot be expected to work 24/7. He would not like that if it were him.
2007-10-15 14:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by kim h 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fathers need to help out when they get home. Being a Mother is a full time job so it's really ridiculous to think that everything in the home falls to the wife. Essentially, you both are working full time there is no reason why he can't help cook dinner, vacuum,dust, wash dishes, and give the kids a bath.
2007-10-15 14:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should help as much as he can unless he is in her way or tells him she can do that. It took two to make the kids and it should take two to keep up the house. there are some divisions between the work of mother and father - he should take care of things like cutting the grass, washing the car, and other things outside the house but that doesn't mean she can't help him with that and although she would then be free to do the things inside the house, that doesn't mean that he can't vacuum or do the dishes either.
2007-10-15 14:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mother is a mother 24-7. Its not a job, its a privelige. My hubby works full time and I dont expect him to do much when he gets home, but on weekends he helps out.
2007-10-15 14:51:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on a lot of things, for instance, who wanted the children more, and who was the main motivator for having them? If your husband was the main force behind having them, then I would think he could help out more. If you were the one wanting them more, then during the week, I think he should get to relax a bit more, and not do much once home.
2007-10-15 14:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by x2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think each couple has to define their own roles.
However, generally, when you are both at home (nights and weekends), the child care and housework should be split evenly.
I've been the breadwinner and the stay-at-home parent, so I know both roles.
2007-10-15 14:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fathers should help out. Isn't it their job to take care of their children and helping out such as babysitting these kids is the thing they are supposed to do.
2007-10-15 14:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by Sexy Stace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that "A child is a father to a man" the role of a father is to make babies, however it takes a special man to be a "DAD"
He is supposed to be more than a thousand schoolmasters!
2007-10-15 14:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by secret society 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy, get in there and help her. Why is it just her job. Did she have the children alone? Does she only do for herself or the entire house. We can use some help sometimes, and sometimes we want you to just sit back and relax and let us love you. Be good to you and be happy.
2007-10-15 14:35:45 · answer #10 · answered by IWTK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋